The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-03
WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
Breezy News Notes and Personal
Pointers From the Coutigu-
Gus Townships.
Our Newsgaaherern Report From
LennOx. Pleasant, SprinGdale,
DAYTON aud Rock Valley.

The line crosses the Milwaukee road
about twenty rods west of the depot.
Henry Wheelhouse arrived home
from his Chicago trip the other day.
Will Allen and A. +. Hitchcock have
associated themselves into a firm. and
are making things hum in the carpen-
ter line.
$. &. Marson, who recently had mar
row escape from death by the horns of
a vicious bull, received telegram last
Monday evening, from Rockton, Ill.,,
calling him to the bedside of his father
who was pronounced very i'll. Mr.
Marson departed Tuesday morning.
The Lennox people are well satisfied
with the retention of Rev. Nickerson
as pastor of the NJ. F.. church another
year.
Professor Bell is receiving high
praise for the manner in which the
public school is being so successfully
conducted
Banker Jacobs was at CANTON Mon
day.
SO much grain Is being marketed at
LennoN at present that the facilities
for shipping the same are decidedly in
sufficient. All the unoccupied rooms
in town are being pressed into service
for storage space. '-...
Northwest Lincoln county people do
not vote for a commissioner this year,
but they are interestedly looking over
the fence into the I'd district, where the
fight is. What we want is the best
man, and would like to take off our gar
ments and help get him.
PLEASANT
Pleasant township is acknowledged |
one of the most prosperous townships !
III all the prosperous county OF Lincoln.
and her farmers justly rank among the |
best to be found in Dakota Among
the most successful, perhaps, is H. |
Hunter and SONS, who operate about |
200 acres. These gentlemen have an
immense herd of cattle, own thresh-
ing machine and own teams enough to |
do all the work: besides this they run a
sorghum mill.
Mr.. Uamley and sons farm about 500 |
acres, run threshing machine, keep a
large herd of cattle, and loan money
n. WheelOck and sons have 320 acres |
in their farm, but work considerable |
land on shares. They have cattle, five
span of horses, a few colts. and this
year 1900 bushels of flax, 1900 bushels of |
oats, over 400 bushels of wheat and 200
bushels of barley. Mr.. Wheelock has
faith in hogs and is buying a good |
many to keep over.
NJ. Brown, rejoicing in the possession
of another boy, contemplates buying
another quarter section of land. He
thinks the boys can attend to the land |
while he teaches school.
Mrs Rice, of Eden, is visiting in this
town.
Mr.. Stoner is investing in grapes.
DAYTON.
Everybody who has corn is picking
the same.
"A concert given by the Bright Star
Sabbath-school was quite largely at
tended.
James Fee has the foundation laid
for fine large barn.
Fred Hughart made his way down
from Sioux Falls Sunday. His object
was "H0me, sweet home and else.
where.
SPRINGDALE
Mr.. Welch started for Michigan last |
week to visit his parents
Allen Kenyon has rented the farm of
c. W. Shindler and has moved there |
on.
There will be social hop in the new
school house in district No. 20, Friday, !
November II: also one at Mr. Sears,
November 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knight, of Maynard,
Iowa, have been visiting their daugh- |
ter, Mrs J. II. Hohson, the past few
days.
There IS movement on foot for
postoflice at Sprlngdale; also store.
Success to the projects.
ROCK VALLEY GOwA).
John Tasshaller, a German who kept |
a small grocery store in this place, com
mitted suicide Sunday afternoon, the
particulars of the rash act being about
As follows: His wife and children had |
gone for a walk, and on their return |
found the doors of the house locked. |
Thinking Mr.. Tasshaller had also gone
for walk, the wife and children sat
down upon the steps and patiently
awaited the return of the husband and
father. After an hour one of the fam
lily said he would take ladder and
climb into the house through the cham
Der window. On reaching the window
his surprise and horror can better be
imagined than described ON finding the
old gentleman hanging from one of the
rafters, dead. No cause is assigned for
the rash act further that he had be-
come Respondent in not doing q more
lucrative business in the grocery line.
There will be an exhibition Friday
night. given by the pupils Of the high
school.
Miss Nan Handy, who went to Dako-
ta to teach seven months term of
school, returned after teaching one
week.
Ed Lyon, of Beloit. was visitor at
the hub over Sunday.
The Misses Lollie and Cora Kline. of
Inwood, are attending school here.
The ladies of the NJ. +. church will
give an election dinner next Tuesday.
in the back room of J. p. Orcntt's
store.